Crews begin drilling into W.Va. mine where 25 died

April 6, 2010 6:56:23 PM PDT

By LAWRENCE MESSINA

MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) - April 6, 2010 --

Rescuers held out slim hope Tuesday that four missing coal miners might have survived when a mine repeatedly cited for improperly venting methane gas exploded, killing 25 people in the country's deadliest underground disaster in a quarter-century.